As our hearts and minds turn toward Thanksgiving with its generative rituals of gratitude and appreciation, I write this week about a few of the things I am deeply thankful for. Last week, the Clothing Sale took place in our parish hall with many people returning to St. Barnabas for the first time in a long time as either volunteers […]
In a recent Dean’s meeting with Bishop Shin, I was struck by something he said along the lines of, “I am worried for our lay leaders, and I am worried for our clergy, that burnout is coming.” He added, “There is so much unprocessed grief that we haven’t even begun to reckon with.” He certainly […]
We will celebrate All Saints’ Day this Sunday, even though it is not a movable feast. We are, however, permitted to transfer it to the following Sunday, which is a fine compromise given the pastoral dimension to worship on this occasion. All Saints’ in our tradition invites us to remember collectively family members, fellow communicants and friends, […]